Lmst

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Switched from #Leaded to #Unleaded today.

Wishing now I not only stayed with Leaded, but that I had a shot of #NoZ in there too.

Maybe a whole gallon of it.

#Coffee #Caffeine #Decaf #Espresso

@ErikJonker that's a good level of recycling...

Still I think #Lithium #batteries are inherently bad.

Not as bad as #leaded #gasoline, but #Methanol #Fuelcell would be the technologically superior option longterm...

Just a brief #factoid to perhaps save other #electronics #hobbyists some time.

#BigClive frequently uses a particular type of crimp-contact-and-housing as a universal socket for LEDs and other leaded components. Not just any such connector will do; various #JST, "#Dupont", and others won't work, because they only grasp pins of one particular size and/or shape. If the lead is too big, it won't go in, and if it's too small, it won't stay in.

If you want to use these connectors - and note you can get the housings with more than 2 contacts, so you can use them for transistors or weirder things too - the magic search term is "KF2510".

The reason these work as universal sockets for leaded components is because the contact is a spring that pushes from only one side of the housing, pressing the inserted contact or lead against the far side of the housing, and therefore provides a friction fit for any size lead (within reason). Most crimp connectors instead have particular shapes for their contacts and will only "grab" something the right size and shape.

#KF2510 #CrimpConnector #crimp #socket #component #leaded #connector #solderless #universal #contact #housing